A save bug in Dead or Alive 4 on the Xbox 360–originally reported by a gamer through the Gamespot forums–has now been confirmed by publisher Tecmo. The gamer complained to the forum that he had spent a lot of time playing the game and unlocking features. When he turned it on one day, he found his save data had disappeared, along with all the progress he had made through the game. Originally thought to be a rumor, Tecmo has now confirmed there is a problem, and it is working on a patch to fix it. The Dead or Alive 4 story just doesn't get any better for Microsoft does it? Originally slated for a release title in Japan, it slipped to the end of December and took many 360 sales in the region with it. Now, it turns out it was shipped with a major bug and has probably angered many gamers. Hopefully Tecmo will identify the problem soon and get the patch out. Not identifying a save bug such as this is a serious issue, especially as Microsoft has stringent memory card checking processes in place due to the problems these bugs can cause. Whatever caused the bug is probably going to be difficult to find, since the testing done in this area is always quite thorough. Thanks to Eurogamer for the heads-up.

Learn to walk before you can run(10:27am EST Thu Jan 12 2006)Another rushed game huh? It's always a bad mistake to rush your hardware and go for a worldwide release, but even rushing your first generation games? I guess MS hasn't learned from their mistakes in Japan. I'm sure Sony and Nintendo won't be making the same mistake.

Sony's market share might not be a guarantee for them to stay on as market leader but if their main competitor makes mistakes like that, the market sure get's delivered on a silver platter. My 2 cents – by Rei Urusei

Microsoft(10:29am EST Thu Jan 12 2006)The more Microsoft screws up, The funnier it is. Another Reason to live a Microsoft free life

so many haters…(11:49am EST Thu Jan 12 2006)everyone is just looking for a reason to hate. google up the number of existing bugs for ps2 games out there. You'll find quite a few and they aren't even gen 1 games.

for those that think ps3 and nintendo games will be bug free. Take a moment to really think about it.– by edgey

re: so many haters… (1:02pm EST Thu Jan 12 2006)You are right… and I cannot wait to see what all of these morons say when all of the problems begin surfacing on the PS3. – by JJ

you won't hear it here(1:16pm EST Thu Jan 12 2006)Don't you know there can only be negative coverage on one console only. This site issn't big enough for the both of them. – by getting ridiculous

I love it(1:35pm EST Thu Jan 12 2006)PS3, thats just a rumor, like the built in wireless router. By the time it comes out it will be a watered down version of a promise of a supercomputer/HD theatre combination. All Sony has is a name. – by WIN XP

Hopefully you all are joking…(3:29pm EST Thu Jan 12 2006)Is this a hardware problem? Sounds like a software issue since Tecmo is working on a patch. You do all realize that MS did NOT design this game. Tecmo published it, and i think Team Ninja did all the programming and what not. all hate should be directed to the devs imo.

I guess hating on MS is much more fun and attracts more troll traffic to this dying site. – by Defender M Dollar

Great material(3:38pm EST Thu Jan 12 2006)So M$ forced another buggy game to market, just to sell a few more buggy consoles. Surprised anyone? All you M$ L0SER fanboys deserve this. FSFB was right again.

Sony = teh win – by FatSonyFanBoy

get a clue(5:17pm EST Thu Jan 12 2006)FatSonyFanBoy are you really the same person everytime? Or are you just a persona that various people keep alive?Or lastly are you just a parody of the rabid zealousness going on today with various fans? Because if not you really, REALLY need to get a life. – by Truth

dude(8:43pm EST Thu Jan 12 2006)lol everywhere microsoft goes there are always “bugs” and patches. – by no way

I suck dood(2:59am EST Fri Jan 13 2006)I bought a XBOX360, DOA4, PGR3, NBA2K6, Call of Duty… what the fuck. What a waste of money, I think I've pushed out over 1500 dollars on this fucking thing. Not only that but the Xbox360 looks like a piece of shit. Every game I play usually crashes and playing on Xbox Live holds nothing but lag and crashes. Fuck you Microsoft… hopefully Apple and Nintendo combine so they can rape you. Give me my money back!!!!! – by Windows FuQME

…(7:24am EST Fri Jan 13 2006)As far as consoles go, Microsoft is just trying to play the same game as Sony – releasing everything ASAP without any great length of testing.

Why is it such a big deal? Probably because it's the first time this has happened with regards to Microsoft in the console market.

If anyone thinks that Sony and Nintendo's next consoles will be bug free then you're deluded and blatently a fanboy. Personally, I put my money on Nintendo bringing out the least buggy console, and PS3 bringing out the most buggy – based on what I've seen in the past.

Bugs only surface after a console's release – so no one should believe anyone who says that their console won't have any. Even NASA, who have a hell of a lot to lose (billions of dollars, publicity, future funding, human life) with each failed mission and who can't afford to have bugs have them, and sometimes they're even critical. So get a clue – no matter how 'perfect' anything seems, remember that nothing is actually perfect.

Finally, FatSonyFanBoy – you're just a creepy little man-child. You're convinced that Sony has 'everything' and everyone else has 'nothing'. You are wrong… so very, very wrong. I hope you grow up and gain a little IQ before your next post on geek.com because I'd hate to see you embarrass yourself further. – by Valentine

*ha ha*(9:16am EST Fri Jan 13 2006)

…………………………. 3060. sux – by dot hacker

What is up with you people?(7:42am EST Sun Jan 15 2006)Why was Microsoft even brought up in this debate? This news article was about TEAM NINJA DAO4!!! Microsoft has nothing to do with that dev team or company.

Stupid people. – by Yo mama

Down with the devil!(9:40am EST Sun Jan 15 2006)It's awfully funny reading through the above posts. nothing bunch a bunch of whining geek faces with nothing better to do than hate on the the evil empire that is Microsoft. Give it UP!!!

M$ hating was so last generation.

I actually just had this bug happen to me. It sucks ass, but I realize the that this type of software bug is something that can slip through the testing process. Anyways, off to search for a fix. – by Geek Hater

GO LIVE IN NORTH KOREA FOR A BIT, I BET YOULL WANT UR BUGGY CONSOLES AGAIN LAWLZ – by LAWLZ

Yeah. ME TOO.(12:02am EST Mon Jan 23 2006)Yeah, I just found my save missing. Okay, that phrase doesn't make sense, but I'm really pissed right now. So I googled “xbox360 save disappeared” and found this. I'm glad they're fixing it, but not so happy about my save. I'd just unlocked the Spartan and gotten the 5 hours playtime achievement and now I have to play all over again.Tecmo, that patch had better be quick and painless. I mean, I'm not one to throw controllers, but right now I'm glad those things are well made. – by Dreams of Glass

Just so you know…(12:14am EST Mon Jan 23 2006)I just read everyine else's posts and would like to say that I STILL don't plan on ever getting a PS3. I'm really not biased toward MS, but even if all my other systems caught fire right now, I would never consider owning one.Why? That would take a while to fully explain, but remarks like those in this forum alone have a lot to do with it. It's like how people who use AOL don't understand why anyone hates AOL, or why Americans don't understand why half the world hates us. After four years of working retail, I can't help but consider ps fanboys “ignorant masses.” All offense intended. Again, I'm pretty mad at DOA right now. – by Dreams of Glass

Microsoft?(12:45pm EST Mon Jan 23 2006)Why are people blaming this on Microsoft? This isn't their game, and it's clearly a software issue (ie I own a number of other games on my 360 and haven't encountered this save problem on any of them, but I get it almost once weekly with DOA4). Do you really need to stretch this far to find reasons to hate the new xbox? – by Barry

Blame MS, its their fault(5:11pm EST Mon Jan 23 2006)Right, Team Ninja should know what they're doing by now, hold on, they do, dead or alive has been a killer series right from the start.

I'm just some guy but i think the problem here is that microsoft wanted to be first on the next gen market and sure enough, they rushed it out. Most people came home unhappy because microsoft didn't realise that the core pack sucks more balls than a sony console. When my local woolworths had taken all of their pre-orders for the bundle pack, the guy mentioned that throughout the entire Woolworths UK there were less than 10 core pack preorders. Yep, the launch went well. :s

This rushing without thinking will continue as microsoft rush developers to get the games out faster and more problems will arise. As for Sony, they'll probably get bugs but they'll likely only be on the 90% of third parties that don't know how to make good games. Like its predecesors it should have about 20 games worth owning. Finally, nintendo will hopefully take their time and give us a true next gen console with the reliabilty you'd expect from them, either that or it'll be a huge flop like anyone else who dares be different in a world conditioned to think like morons.

You guessed it, i'm saving my pennies for revolution, at least then i can compare all 3. – by J.Gamble

Not Loading(12:37pm EST Sun Jan 29 2006)I have had 3 reports from people of game not even getting past the start menu u and has i have a copy whitch is now doing the same – by Grego2330 (- xboxli

…wtf(1:16am EST Tue Jan 31 2006)…You know I've seen some sorry shit in my life, and i actually feel pretty retarded myself for taking the time to type this into the comment box. However, you are all the saddest bunch of whiney losers I've ever met, “Oh, there goes microsoft, messing up again! Those boys just can't get it right can they?” You people amaze me, you whine and whine about how horrible microsoft is, well if it's so terrible, then why are you typing your messages through windows xp? I'm so sick of hearing about how horrible microsoft (the evil empire) is, it's as bad as people who whine about Wal-mart. Just because microsoft is owned by a jackass known as bill gates, who still splits the check at dinner, doesn't make it a bad company, how much influence do you really think the man has on the company anymore? He's become more of a figurehead who gets the bulk of the check than anything. So DOA4 has a few problems, and so did the x360. Last time I checked ps2s didn't work properly after 3 months, untill the PSTWO came out. Regardless of the few problems the x360 has, those of you who have it should be glad microsoft hurled out the copies they did before christmas. Otherwise you'd all still be playing DOA3 so shut up, and quit whining. – by GhostbusterXVII

…in addition(1:22am EST Tue Jan 31 2006)Why do you people throw controllers? Are your lives so stressful that you have to take out the anger of your day on a peice of your $400 item that you had to pre-order, and I know you all pre-ordered it. What has happend so badly in your day that when you lose the save you spent a whopping 5 hours on, you abuse your controller? What are you… 5 years old? – by GhostbusterXVII

Do you got ur Achievements?(9:35am EST Sat Feb 11 2006)Mine erased 2, but did it save ur achievements? if it did, maybe the patch will fix all the problems by at least verifying that u did complete “Unlock Tengu,” etc., then adding all the stats the achievements verified, instead of all of us playing it over again… – by Nobody

Ok…….(7:06am EST Mon Feb 20 2006)Ok those having a dig at microsoft need to get laid! Microsoft rules! Yeah i was thinking that to mr nobody, cos the achievements stay, also my xbox live class stayed a B when it starts out usually as a C…oh yeah it also kept my game snapshots i had saved, deffo just a small yet annoying software problem that hopefully will get fixed. – by Yush *nods*